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  NLRB’s “quickie election” rule in effect

  By Ashley Post  |  May 1, 2012

  As of yesterday, the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) contentious “quickie election” rule is in effect.

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  Shield law protects reporter from cross-examination

  By Mary Swanton  |  April 30, 2012

  A 2nd Circuit case against Goldman Sachs turns into a debate over New York's shield law

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  Volvo fined $72 million by U.S. district court

  By Alex Vorro  |  April 18, 2012

  There’s plenty of toxic air spouted in Washington on any given day, but at least this time, the foul emissions were coming from truck engines and not pundits, politicians and the like. The U.S. government decided to take Swedish truckmaker Volvo Powertrain Corp., a unit of Volvo AB, to task...

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  F.T.C. v. Graco Inc.: Widening the difference between merger challenges by the antitrust agencies

  By Corey Roush, Logan Breed, Leigh Oliver  |  April 2, 2012

  Practitioners and clients have long bemoaned the fact that a merger challenge by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is procedurally different than one by the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) because the differences can have a substantive effect on the outcome of the merger challenge.

• Recent “hostile takeover” attempt on Cato Institute may not be so hostile

  By Bruce D. Collins  |  March 27, 2012

  When non-profits issue stock, and how it applies to the Cato chronicles

• Labor: Federal court partially invalidates NLRB posting requirement

  By John Kuenstler  |  March 19, 2012

  In a March 2 ruling, Judge Amy Berman Jackson of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia partially overturned a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) regulation requiring employers to post notices of employee rights under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).

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  Termination of transgender employee ruled illegal

  By Michael Kozubek  |  March 1, 2012

  The 11th Circuit sides with transgender employee based on sexual stereotyping

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  Judge splits up age discrimination case against 6 law schools

  By Julie Beck  |  February 23, 2012

  U.S. District Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle split up a hefty age discrimination case against six law schools on Friday, allowing four of the schools to continue proceedings in their home states.

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  Labor: Employment protections under medical marijuana laws

  By Kathleen Furey McDonough  |  February 20, 2012

  The age of medical marijuana has arrived. Sixteen states, plus the District of Columbia, have enacted legislation that affords protections to qualifying individuals with debilitating medical conditions by allowing them to lawfully engage in the medical use of marijuana.

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  NLRB shortens the union election time frame

  By Mary Swanton  |  February 1, 2012

  Board generates controversy by revising rules with only two votes